Title

PARA1105 - Criminal Law for Paralegals

API ID

Credits

3 (3/0/0)

Description

This course prepares the paralegal for working with criminal defense or criminal prosecution through study of the organization of the criminal justice system, criminal procedure, constitutional issues, applicable appellate procedures and the role of the paralegal as it relates to criminal law.
Prerequisites
  • None

Competencies

  1. Analyze constitutional issues in criminal law.
  2. Explain legal principles around post-arrest and grand jury phases.
  3. Draft criminal court documents.
  4. Explain evidentiary issues in the prosecution of criminal law.
  5. Explain issues related to interrogations and confessions.
  6. Explain the arraignment and discovery processes.
  7. Explain legal principles around arrest, search and seizure.
  8. Explain processes related to criminal trials, defenses and criminal charges.
  9. Describe criminal law.
  10. Explain the sentencing and appeal processes
  11. Define the role of the paralegal in criminal law.